Chapter 11 Mark woke suddenly from the dream he was having. After few seconds working out where he was he stood up and stretched his arms. He walked over to the room where Manny was and looked through the window in the door. 'She looks so peaceful when she sleeps' he thought as he smiled. "Excuse me can I help you?" A voice came from behind.
"Erm…yeah, is this Manny Gill's room?" Mark replied.
"Why yes it is. Are you the baby Taya's father?" Mark looked back at Manny. 'She remembered' he thought as a single tear fell from his eye.
"Sorry, yes I am. But things are abit complicated. It's a long story." Mark said as he looked down.
"Would like to see your daughter?" "Erm…I don't know. I mean I didn't even know I was going to be a father 'til a few hours. What if Manny doesn't want me to see Taya?" "I'll tell you what when Manny wakes up, I'll ask her if you can. But I have to tell you something." "What?" "I heard everything you told Vince earlier on. You were stood outside my office." The nurse replied as Mark was kinda glad that someone else knew and apparently understood his side of the story. "Listen you can wait in my office 'til she wakes up and I'll have a chat with her. It seems to me that the poor thing's been scared and confused throughout her pregnancy. Don't worry I'll see what I can do." The nurse said as she led him to her office.
"Thank You" Mark said softly as he sat down.
"You can't hide from this bond. It's so strong that nothing can destroy it." "What bond? A bond with whom?" Manny asked the voice.
"You'll find out soon!" The voice replied before fading away.
Manny woke up as if hearing the voice for real. She looked around and realised what had happened in the past 24 hours. She looked in the crib next to her bed, finding it empty. She quickly started to panick. She sat up and pressed the nurse's button. She sat on her bed shaking.
"Oh my God, she's gone. He's taken her." Manny cried. "No, he wouldn't do a thing like that. Where is she?" She cried as tears fell from her eyes. Just then the nurse came in.
"Where is she? Where's my Taya?" Manny said as the nurse smiled.
"It's alright. I took her to the nursery so you could have some peace. I also sent the three men that came in with you home." The nurse replied. Manny sighed with relief.
"I'm sorry for over-reacting. It's just that she's become the most precious person in the world. Can I see her?" Manny said softly as she wiped her tears away.
"Don't worry; we've had lots of first-time mothers react worse than you. Taya's on her way here. I've sent for someone to bring her up. Now there's someone waiting to see you. He's been waiting out side ever since you got here." "I know who you're talking about. I don't what to do." "Well, forgive me but I heard the whole story and I know you're confused at the moment. But he does have a right to see his daughter." "I suppose. But what do we talk about. I haven't seen him since March." "Well, do you love him?" "I don't know. I need time to think about how I feel." "Do want to stay best friends?" "Yes of course I do. He's the only one that I could talk to." "Well, there you are then. I think you should let him see you and Taya. Then maybe you'll have some idea as to where you want this to go." The door opened and another nurse walked with a bundle in her arms. Manny eyes sparkled as she saw Taya fast asleep. The nurse handed Taya to Manny and left the room. "So should I let him in?" The nurse asked.
"Erm…Okay." Manny replied. The nurse smiled and walked towards the door. "Thank You." The nurse nodded and then left the room and headed for her office.
"Excuse Me. She would like to see you now. But remember she is still very confused as to how she feels." The nurse said as Mark stood up. "She wants to still be best friends though." The nurse added causing Mark to smile.
Hmmm, interesting. Hey even I don't know how this one's gonna turn out. Anyway, you know what to do. At the end of the chapter please review.
"Erm…yeah, is this Manny Gill's room?" Mark replied.
"Why yes it is. Are you the baby Taya's father?" Mark looked back at Manny. 'She remembered' he thought as a single tear fell from his eye.
"Sorry, yes I am. But things are abit complicated. It's a long story." Mark said as he looked down.
"Would like to see your daughter?" "Erm…I don't know. I mean I didn't even know I was going to be a father 'til a few hours. What if Manny doesn't want me to see Taya?" "I'll tell you what when Manny wakes up, I'll ask her if you can. But I have to tell you something." "What?" "I heard everything you told Vince earlier on. You were stood outside my office." The nurse replied as Mark was kinda glad that someone else knew and apparently understood his side of the story. "Listen you can wait in my office 'til she wakes up and I'll have a chat with her. It seems to me that the poor thing's been scared and confused throughout her pregnancy. Don't worry I'll see what I can do." The nurse said as she led him to her office.
"Thank You" Mark said softly as he sat down.
"You can't hide from this bond. It's so strong that nothing can destroy it." "What bond? A bond with whom?" Manny asked the voice.
"You'll find out soon!" The voice replied before fading away.
Manny woke up as if hearing the voice for real. She looked around and realised what had happened in the past 24 hours. She looked in the crib next to her bed, finding it empty. She quickly started to panick. She sat up and pressed the nurse's button. She sat on her bed shaking.
"Oh my God, she's gone. He's taken her." Manny cried. "No, he wouldn't do a thing like that. Where is she?" She cried as tears fell from her eyes. Just then the nurse came in.
"Where is she? Where's my Taya?" Manny said as the nurse smiled.
"It's alright. I took her to the nursery so you could have some peace. I also sent the three men that came in with you home." The nurse replied. Manny sighed with relief.
"I'm sorry for over-reacting. It's just that she's become the most precious person in the world. Can I see her?" Manny said softly as she wiped her tears away.
"Don't worry; we've had lots of first-time mothers react worse than you. Taya's on her way here. I've sent for someone to bring her up. Now there's someone waiting to see you. He's been waiting out side ever since you got here." "I know who you're talking about. I don't what to do." "Well, forgive me but I heard the whole story and I know you're confused at the moment. But he does have a right to see his daughter." "I suppose. But what do we talk about. I haven't seen him since March." "Well, do you love him?" "I don't know. I need time to think about how I feel." "Do want to stay best friends?" "Yes of course I do. He's the only one that I could talk to." "Well, there you are then. I think you should let him see you and Taya. Then maybe you'll have some idea as to where you want this to go." The door opened and another nurse walked with a bundle in her arms. Manny eyes sparkled as she saw Taya fast asleep. The nurse handed Taya to Manny and left the room. "So should I let him in?" The nurse asked.
"Erm…Okay." Manny replied. The nurse smiled and walked towards the door. "Thank You." The nurse nodded and then left the room and headed for her office.
"Excuse Me. She would like to see you now. But remember she is still very confused as to how she feels." The nurse said as Mark stood up. "She wants to still be best friends though." The nurse added causing Mark to smile.
Hmmm, interesting. Hey even I don't know how this one's gonna turn out. Anyway, you know what to do. At the end of the chapter please review.